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Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement


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POV31: Age of Householder, Number of Children in Family, Marital Status, Work Experience for People 16 Years and Over: 2008

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

(Numbers in thousands)

  16 years and over 16 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 years and over
All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 100% of poverty (5) Percentage below 100% of poverty (6)
All Races
Family Householder Divorced or Separated


Both Sexes
 
    Total 		7,260 1,385 19.1 101 42 41.6 1,011 365 36.1 6,148 978 15.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		3,180 427 13.4 32 3 10.3 102 16 15.7 3,046 408 13.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		4,080 958 23.5 69 39 55.9 908 349 38.5 3,102 570 18.4
            1 child 2,196 363 16.5 39 16 39.4 372 99 26.6 1,785 248 13.9
            2 or more children 1,883 595 31.6 30 23 77.8 536 250 46.7 1,317 322 24.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		987 365 37.0 66 37 56.6 488 217 44.4 433 112 25.8
            1 child 761 245 32.3 41 17 41.7 359 141 39.3 361 87 24.2
            2 or more children 226 120 53.1 25 20 81.1 130 76 58.4 72 24 33.8

Male
 
    Total 		1,893 233 12.3 35 3 7.7 228 36 16.0 1,630 193 11.9
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		951 101 10.7 24 0 1.0 68 8 11.3 859 93 10.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		942 131 13.9 12 3 21.4 160 29 18.0 771 100 13.0
            1 child 593 74 12.4 8 1 8.0 112 20 18.3 474 52 11.1
            2 or more children 349 58 16.5 3 2 54.0 48 8 17.1 297 48 16.0
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		212 33 15.6 11 3 22.7 88 15 17.1 113 16 13.7
            1 child 179 25 13.8 8 1 8.1 68 12 17.9 103 12 11.6
            2 or more children 34 8 24.9 3 2 63.5 20 3 14.6 10 4 34.2

Female
 
    Total 		5,367 1,153 21.5 66 39 59.8 782 329 42.0 4,518 784 17.4
In families with no own children under
 18 years (9) 		2,229 326 14.6 8 3 37.3 34 8 24.4 2,187 315 14.4
In families with one or more own children
 under 18 years (9) 		3,137 827 26.3 58 36 62.9 748 321 42.8 2,331 470 20.1
            1 child 1,603 289 18.0 31 15 47.6 260 78 30.1 1,311 196 14.9
            2 or more children 1,534 538 35.0 27 21 80.9 488 242 49.6 1,020 274 26.9
In families with one or more own children
 under 6 years (9) 		774 332 42.9 55 35 63.5 400 202 50.4 320 96 30.1
            1 child 582 221 37.9 33 16 50.1 291 129 44.3 258 75 29.2
            2 or more children 193 112 58.0 22 18 83.5 109 73 66.5 62 21 33.7

Poverty Footnotes

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